I'm thinking next spring so as not to dillute Stan's meet. I have a 22,000 sq foot climate controlled facility, with a resturant kitchen and a Bud Light sponsorship, so food and drink is no problem. Also have a fairly well equipped shop for working on fans, besides lots of room to set up tables. There's plenty of stuff to do locally for the wives and kids while us weirdos play with our old fans. Schlitterbahn, Moody Gardens, the beach, etc. etc. Definitley not during Spring Break, the college kids are nuts! Thoughts please.

Great Stan I was hoping not to step on your toes. Could probably use your help planning this if there is enough interest. Could be a really good time, we regularly cook for a few hunderd people(or more) at a time. May even spark some interest in Lighthouse Charity Team.com, the organization my dad started back in 1984 when I was still in high school. We have LOTS of neat custom built cooking equipment I'm sure the folks would enjoy seeing while here.

Great! Let's give this a while to simmer and see who else is interested, then I'll speak to the board and we can try to nail something down. Since I have two heavy hitters from H-Town already, this could probably happen.

I'm thinking Stan is right, how about first weekend in February? I am going up to Arizona to visit my parents next weekend, he has influence with our board members, and can tell me how to approach the matter. If we had some sort of auction or charity donation setup, that would go a long way in convincing them.

I am going to bring this up to the Board Monday. Or big fundraiser is Jan. 26, so I think second weekend of Feb. would be better. Would like a headcount of potential attendees, so I have an idea how many tables will be needed. There are a dozen tables in our dining hall, and many more we can set up elsewhere. I imagine I'll whip up some meals in our restuarant quality kitchen.